| sujétalo |
| 1. v. Compound of the third-person imperative form of sujetar, sujeta and the pronoun lo | |
| sujeta |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of sujeto | |
| 2. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of sujetar | |
| sujetar |
| 1. v. to steady, hold, secure, attach, fasten | |
| 2. v. to subject | |
| lo |
| 1. pron. accusative of él, ello, and usted (when referring to a man); him, it, you (formal) | |
| lo veo - I see it | |
| 2. pron. impersonal neuter pronoun (clitic form of ello); it, that | |
| lo es - That’s it | |
| 3. art. neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives; the | |
| lo pobre - the poorness / what is poor / the poor thing | |
| mientras |
| 1. adv. meanwhile | |
| 2. conj. (with the indicative) while, whilst, as (at the same time as) | |
| Quédate aquí con los chicos mientras hablo con la gerente. - Stay here with the kids while I talk with the manager. | |
| 3. conj. (with the subjunctive) as long as, so long as (expressing a condition) | |
| Mientras llueva, me quedaré en casa. - As long as it rains, I'll stay at home. | |
| 4. conj. (with the indicative) while, whereas (indicating difference) | |
| 5. conj. (with comparatives) however much; however many; (constructing parallel comparatives) “the..., the...” | |
| Mientras más lo hago, más me gusta. - The more I do it, the more I like it. | |
| tu |
| 1. det. (before the noun) apocopic form of tuyo, your | |
| mujer |
| 1. n-f. woman | |
| 2. n-f. wife | |
| llama |
| 1. n-f. flame | |
| 2. n-f. llama (camelid mammal) | |
| 3. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of llamar | |
| llamar |
| 1. v. to summon, to call | |
| Te estuve llamando a voces. - I was summoning you by voice. | |
| Me llamó con la mano para que me acercase. - He summoned me with his hand in order to bring me near. | |
| 2. v. to call (on the telephone) | |
| Te llaman desde París. - They are calling you from Paris. | |
| Que me llamen a las siete. - May they call me at seven o'clock. | |
| Ha llamado a Maribel. - He has called Maribel. | |
| 3. v. to knock (on a door) | |
| Entren sin llamar. - Enter without knocking. | |
| 4. v. to ring (a doorbell) | |
| ¿Quién llama? - Who is ringing the doorbell? | |
| 5. v. to refer to | |
| ¿Cómo van a llamar al niño? - How are they going to refer to the child? | |
| Eso yo lo llamo un auténtico robo. - I refer to that as an authentic robbery. | |
| La llamó de todo. - He referred to her about everything. | |
| 6. v. to appeal; to attract | |
| El ejército llama a muchos jóvenes. - The army appeals to many youths. | |
| El chocolate no me llama demasiado. - Chocolate does not appeal to me too much. | |
| llamar la atención - to attract attention | |
| 7. v. to be called | |
| ¿Cómo te llamas? - How are you called? | |
| ¿Cómo se llama usted? - How are you called? | |
| Mi primo se llama Benjamín. - My cousin is called Benjamin. | |
| a |
| 1. prep. to | |
| 2. prep. by | |
| 3. prep. at | |
| 4. prep. ng-lite, Used before words referring to people, pets, or personified objects or places that function as direct objects: personal a. | |
| Lo busca a usted. - He is looking for you. | |
| la |
| 1. art. the | |
| 2. pron. accusative of ella, ello (when the antecedent's implied gender is feminine), and usted (when referring to a woman); her, it, you (formal) | |
| 3. pron. (impersonal neuter pronoun (accusative) in certain colloquial phrases): it, this | |
| La sabe toda. - He/she knows everything (it all) | |
| ¡Dónde la viste! - Where have you seen this! | |
| No te la creo. - I don't believe you. | |
| 4. n-m. (music) la (sixth note of the scale) | |
| 5. n-m. (music) A (the musical note or key) | |
| a la |
| 1. prep. a la; in the style or manner of | |
| policía |
| 1. n-f. Civility, polity, public order, police, fineness, neatness, urbanity | |
| 2. n-f. police, police department, police force, police service | |
| 3. n. police officer (a member of a police force) | |
